This blurred approach to sound is underscored by the use of an off-key Walheim piano, a recurring presence in his recordings, and the warmth of a four-track tape recorder, lending the album its organic, tactile quality. The album unfolds with the logic of a fever dream, a narrative of some sorts, but one that refuses to settle. Inspirations range from personal touchstones — childhood, stuffed animals, bridges, love, and hate. Much like with the previous two long players Toivonen’s creative process remains rooted in improvisation, with compositions emerging from spontaneous gestures before being sculpted into their final form. This release marks the second chapter in a trilogy — a self-mythological journey that begun in birth and early childhood via Sisarusten Toistuva Uni, and now unfolds tenderly into imagined futures and alternative realities.

Lapsikuninkaan Fanfaari is not just an album but an invitation — to step into a world where memory is fluid, where time folds in on itself, and where music is less a fixed entity than a ghostly echo of what once was, or what could have been.

Recorded during autumn 2024 and mastered by Tyko Tuulivaara.